Kirkby CofE Primary School

KnowsleyVoluntary aided school

Hall Lane, Kirkby, Liverpool, L32 1TZ

Headteacher: Mrs Lynn EvansSchool website ↗Pupils: 314 (capacity: 280)
Ofsted Good
Inspected March 2023
Oversubscribed
78% of first-choice applicants offered a place
62%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected March 2023
78%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 28 March 2023Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
62.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
3.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 69%·Writing 69%·Maths 74%All three 62%
Reading
Expected69%
Exceeding33%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected69%
Exceeding8%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected74%
Exceeding13%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
40
How many families wanted this school first?
50
How many got their first choice?
39of 50 (78.0%)
How many applied in total?
122

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
28.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
3.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
13.0%
Boys and girls
53%girls·47%boys
166 girls, 148 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

→ Peaked at 68% (2022/23), currently 62%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1653.0%0.0%-0.5-2.8+2.4
2016/1754.0%9.0%+1.90.0+1.5
2017/1862.0%0.0%-1.9-4.1-0.3
2018/1960.0%3.0%+2.3-1.2+4.3
2022/2368.0%5.0%+0.7+0.4+3.6
2023/2461.0%11.0%---
2024/2562.0%3.0%---
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